Hello World! Happy Friday! Today I wanted to show you a little project I recently worked on as well as invite you to the Bluebonnet Blog Hop! The blog hop is all about Spring from a sweet group of ladies I belong to. We are the Lone Star Sisters! You guessed it! All of us live in the great state of Texas. Here is my contribution to the hop. My post today isn’t necessarily Spring decor but it started with Spring cleaning.
I got a bee in my bonnet and decided while I was doing a bit of Spring cleaning, to spruce up some books that I were stashed away in an armoire that I was cleaning out.
I have what seems like over 1000 music textbooks that I never parted with. So, I thought I would cover them.
This is just part of my hardcover textbook collection.
I picked up thick wrapping paper in Target.
I was drawn to blue, white, silver and gold.
It was such an easy project. I remembering wrapping textbooks when I was in high school using brown paper bags. Did anyone else do this?
These books are coming in handy creating levels in my decor.
Have you wrapped any books for your decor?
I would love to hear about how you spruce up your old books.
Click the links below for any posts you may have missed:
The Round-Up from B&A Wednesday
The Sunday Showcase from MIP Monday
Now for the fun Blog Hop!!
Check out the fabulous Springtime Inspiration below!
Have a fabulous day! Don’t forget about Anything Blue Friday tonight!! Go with God and remember to be kind to one another!
Toodles,
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What a great way to incorporate two of my favorite things -books and pretty papers. I also have boxes of books I don’t want to let go of. I need to get wrapping!
Thank you so much! Trust me, I could probably spend a day wrapping all of the books that I have! LOL Have a lovely weekend.
Such a great idea and oh so pretty. Love the papers you’ve chosen.
Thank you, Leslie! It was such a super easy project to do.
I love that you can coordinate your books to match any decor. Brilliant!
Thanks, Laura! I’m waiting on a sunny day to appear so I can take pictures of where the books landed! Have a lovely weekend!
Kathryn, your books looks so pretty! I remember covering my books with paper bags or the comic pages. :o)
Love your color choices! Very fitting for Spring in Texas!
hugs,
Cecilia
Thank you, Cecilia for the kind words. I knew there were more of us out there who covered our textbooks! I never used the comic pages, but I would think that would add just another level of fun! Have a lovely weekend!
Hi Kathryn,
You have inspired me to change the colors of my book covers, yours look so pretty. This is a great little touch for spring. It is so much fun sharing the Bluebonnet Hop with you!
Happy Spring!
Miz Helen
Kathryn, these are so pretty! I love to wrap books but I usually use scrapbook paper. Wrapping paper is a great idea. 🙂
Thanks for being such a sweet part of the Bluebonnet Blog Hop. Love my Lone Star Sisters!
Kathryn,
What a great introduction to the Bluebonnet Blog Hop. I will reading and re-reading your post for both seeing your covered books (in blue!) and studying how to write a great introduction. So glad to be a part of the Lone Star Sisters blogging in Texas.
Judith
Your books look beautiful in there new wrapped covers. Love the papers you used. I love books too and also do this with all sorts of papers. Love your photos. Happy Spring!! xo
Oh Kathryn, these turned out so lovely! Hugs, Cecilia
I’ve never thought of sprucing up books, but they certainly look pretty!
You’ve inspired me, Kathryn, to cover some old books with pretty wrapping paper. Yours turned out so beautifully!
Oh boy dear Kathryn, you do have a bee in your Blue Bonnet! I love what you did with your books, they look so pretty. I’d love to copy cat your idea and place them in the den’s coffee table.
Have a great weekend.
FABBY
Kathryn I love the new outfits your books are wearing! They look like designer clothes. And yes I do remember the brown paper bag versions of long ago!
Thanks for stopping by to check out my fancy book covers. LOL
1000 music books is quite a collection! I love this vivid and beautiful shade of blue and covering books is a great way to spruce up your decor. Thank you for sharing this at Celebrate Your Story link party and we hope you join us again. Happy Easter!
Thanks for stopping by, Sandra to check it out! Have a lovely rest of the week.
Kathryn your books cover s are sooo pretty! Love the way they turned out. Thank you so much for sharing at SYS and have a wonderful Easter!
XO Barbara
Awe, thank you so much, Barbara! Have a lovely Easter!
Such a simple yet effective upgrade!
Thank you so much, Elizabeth! I hope to have a post up in the next couple of weeks with pics of where I’m using the covered books in decor! Have a lovely weekend!
Good Morning!
What darling book covers and the fact that they are blue makes it even better! These would be amazing in our blue guest room:)
Pinning of course.
Thank you for joining us in Thoughts Of Home On Thursday, sweet Texas Lady!
Happy Easter,
Jemma
Thank you so much, sweet Jemma!! They were so super easy to do!
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely book covers at Vintage Charm! Happy Easter!
What pretty selections! It makes me want to cover all of our books with cheery paper. Thank you for sharing at the Celebrate Your Story Link Up Party.
Thank you, Danielle for stopping by for a look. Have a lovely week!